The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

2022•1 series
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A look at the surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.

Secrets & Sins: Episode Image
Episode 1Secrets & Sins

...Built the World. Secrets & Sins: The emergence of Jack Daniel, Adolphus Busch, Buck Duke and Julius Schmid usher in a new era of consumerism while temperance rises to stop them. (1 of 3)

Empires Lost: Episode Image
Episode 2Empires Lost

...Built the World. Empires Lost: A tobacco empire is threatened; titans of the alcohol trade fight prohibition and New York becomes the battleground to legalise contraception. (2 of 3)

Sin Cities: Episode Image
Episode 3Sin Cities

...Built the World. Sin Cities: The invention of the resort casino helps birth Sin City; a Harlem woman goes to war for what will become the state lottery system. (3 of 3)

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